Media Releases
NT Traditional Owners walk out on fracked gas pipeline deal
July 28, 2016
Northern Territory Traditional Owners whose land is being targeted for the proposed new gas pipeline between Tennant Creek and Mt Isa have yesterday afternoon walked out of a joint Central and Northern Land Council meeting, pushing against a planned access route deal for Jemena’s...
Read MoreQld Government Must Block Rio Tinto Mine Sale to Protect the Taxpayer
July 13, 2016
The Lock the Gate Alliance has accused Rio Tinto of knowingly putting the Queensland taxpayer at risk of having to pay for the rehabilitation of the Blair Athol coal mine as a result of the company’s attempt to off load the mothballed mine to...
Read MoreMajority of likely Senate crossbench supports protection of land, water and communities from mining
July 06, 2016
The majority of crossbench senators likely to be elected to the Australian Senate are on record as upholding the protection of prime agricultural land, water and communities from coal seam gas, according to analysis by the Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreNew NT Petroleum regulations rush job, fails well integrity test
July 06, 2016
Territory residents have responded to new Petroleum (Environment) regulations, which came into effect in the Territory today. The regulations do not go far enough to protect water and businesses, according to EDONT, Territory pastoralists and the Lock the Gate Alliance NT.
Read MoreGreens’ mine rehabilitation policy strongly aligned with public opinion
June 30, 2016
The Lock the Gate Alliance congratulated the Greens for releasing a policy for the overhaul of the regulatory system governing mine site rehabilitation across Australia, and called for cooperation across party lines in dealing with the decline of coal and the post-mining clean-up. The...
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